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The only thing i hated about DBZ was how, after the freeza saga, all the non-saiyan Z Warriors become pretty much obsolete. I mean Krillin and Tien would always have cameos and do a little bit here and there but the villains were all too strong for the weaker characters to even get a chance. Tien and Yamcha were so badass in Dragonball and they virtually got written out of DBZ

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The only thing i hated about DBZ was how, after the freeza saga, all the non-saiyan Z Warriors become pretty much obsolete. I mean Krillin and Tien would always have cameos and do a little bit here and there but the villains were all too strong for the weaker characters to even get a chance. Tien and Yamcha were so badass in Dragonball and they virtually got written out of DBZ

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The only thing i hated about DBZ was how, after the freeza saga, all the non-saiyan Z Warriors become pretty much obsolete. I mean Krillin and Tien would always have cameos and do a little bit here and there but the villains were all too strong for the weaker characters to even get a chance. Tien and Yamcha were so badass in Dragonball and they virtually got written out of DBZ

Yes I was quite tired of the Super Saiyans. Which is why after the Cell Saga, my interest level isn't that high. All of the diverse characters: Piccolo Daimao, Kuririn, Yamcha, and Tenshinhan seem either retired from battle or are nowhere to be found. I'm happy Akira Toriyama decided to stop the series after this.

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That reminds me, Dragoball KAI premiered today in Japan...on Akira Toryiyama's birthday. I wonder if it was any good. Here is the new opening sequence. I still like the original theme "Head Cha La" a lot better.

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What is this Dragonball Kai Ness? It looks like they just updated the art and re-made DragonBall Z.

Basically they just cleaned up the original show by doing some cropping, showing it in HD, and most importantly taking out ALL of the filler, reducing the episode count from the 291 total to apparently a little over 100 (although I find a little over 100 just a little too short). The original Japanese cast is going to re-record the dialogue, except for the original voices of Tenshinhan and Kame-senin, who passed away. I think there may be some new songs (the opening is new) and apparently some newly painted backgrounds.

Basically it is what Dragonball the anime should have been twenty years ago. And it is what American audiences should have been introduced to back when it first came to the states.

And for anyone that has a clue, this is NOT the same thing that Funimation has done with the remastered DBZ sets. This is being done completely by Toei Animation.

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Basically they just cleaned up the original show by doing some cropping, showing it in HD, and most importantly taking out ALL of the filler, reducing the episode count from the 291 total to apparently a little over 100 (although I find a little over 100 just a little too short). The original Japanese cast is going to re-record the dialogue, except for the original voices of Tenshinhan and Kame-senin, who passed away. I think there may be some new songs (the opening is new) and apparently some newly painted backgrounds.

Basically it is what Dragonball the anime should have been twenty years ago. And it is what American audiences should have been introduced to back when it first came to the states.

And for anyone that has a clue, this is NOT the same thing that Funimation has done with the remastered DBZ sets. This is being done completely by Toei Animation.

Is this japanese only or are the american voice actors going to re-dub it again? it looks pretty sweet and getting rid of filler is always a good thing.

While on the subject of DBZ, has anyone else heard anything about the MMO they are supposed to be making, Dragonball Online. Beta testing is supposed to start soon but if you like the series it might be something fun to check out if it ever comes to the states (prolly not til 2010 Q2 at the earliest i'd guess)

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Is this japanese only or are the american voice actors going to re-dub it again? it looks pretty sweet and getting rid of filler is always a good thing.

There aren't any plans for Funimation to pick it up as far as I know, but it would be very wise for them if they did. Dragonball is basically their cash cow. Though I could see them not doing it because they just released the "remastered DBZ" sets...which have everything that the original anime had (including the Japanese music), it's just that the dialouge is in English and they did a little cropping on the top and bottom.

All in all, I'd still take the manga over Dragonball KAI. Since it's the most pure form of the story, and I just like manga better than anime.

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There aren't any plans for Funimation to pick it up as far as I know, but it would be very wise for them if they did. Dragonball is basically their cash cow. Though I could see them not doing it because they just released the "remastered DBZ" sets...which have everything that the original anime had (including the Japanese music), it's just that the dialouge is in English and they did a little cropping on the top and bottom.

All in all, I'd still take the manga over Dragonball KAI. Since it's the most pure form of the story, and I just like manga better than anime.